philo + kalia: hate what is evil; cling to what is good

30 octubre 2010

webthings

thought one:

(from a blog)“Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines, hidden under the weedy moss of many years and experiences... Hit a tripwire of smell and memories explode all at once. A complex vision leaps out of the undergrowth.” Diane Ackerman

The frequency of use of each letter is as follows:A 8.17%B 1.49%C 2.78%D 4.25%E 12.70%F 2.23%G 2.02%H 6.09%I 6.97%J 0.15%K 0.77%L 4.03%M 2.41%N 6.75%O 7.51%P 1.93%Q 0.10%R 5.99%S 6.33%T 9.06%U 2.76%V 0.98%W 2.36%X 0.15%Y 1.97%Z 0.07%[i have no idea if this is true or not, but i think it corresponds to scrabble...]thought three: from merriam-webster or somesuchAmerican English words stolen from Spanish:[some i had never heard in either.]burritoembargochimichangagazpachomariachisombreroalligatorcanastabonanzachinchillamachismoenchiladapueblohaciendafandangoquesadillaflotillatornadoflamencovigilanteadioscabanagorditapeccadillofilibustertortillavanillacilantrofiestaanchovymesaramadajuncocafeteriabongocastanetsmantillaoreganolariatchalupabuffalorenegadelangostaalamobarriocedillaArgentinebolivaramarillocordovandesperadoempanadatomatillodiablopochismosierraoliobolerojuntaduenna